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Supreme Court of India · 2018-11-15

Swapan Kumar Jha @ Sapan Kumar vs State Of Jharkhand

Citation / case number
AIRONLINE 2018 SC 1222
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Swapan Kumar Jha @ Sapan Kumar
Respondent
State Of Jharkhand
Author
Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
Bench
M. R. Shah, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, N.V. Ramana

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the accused under Sections 364-A, 302, and 201/34 IPC for the kidnapping and murder of Sumit Kumar Ojha. The Court confirmed the death sentence for Swapan Kumar Jha and life imprisonment for Amarendra Kumar Sharma and Rocky Dutta, emphasizing the gravity of the offences and the need for deterrence. The Court found that the prosecution had established the case beyond reasonable doubt, and the High Court's dismissal of the appeals was affirmed.

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